Heelpath
Pronunciation : Heel"path`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The bank of a canal opposite, and corresponding to, that of the towpath; berm. [U. S.]
The Cowles found convenient spiles sunk in the heelpath. The Century.
[So called with a play upon the words tow and toe.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913